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Alphega provides range of coronavirus support for UK members

Alphega introduces resources to help members cope during the coronavirus pandemic including face visors and mental health support.

12 May 2020

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Pharmacies forced to spend £5.5k on Covid measures

Pharmacies have spent £5,503 on average on Covid-19 related costs before medicines spend is accounted for, a new survey shows, with deliveries and staffing costs taking a particular toll on finances.

11 May 2020

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Tesco climb down after pharmacist 'not NHS' storm

Tesco told a pharmacist he was “not NHS” and not entitled to “jump the queue” with other key workers using its priority shopping hours.

 

11 May 2020

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P2U nears 500k patients as lockdown boosts nominations

Online pharmacies have seen an increase in EPS nominations since the Government introduced lockdown measures.

07 May 2020

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LloydsPharmacy launches lockdown wellness videos

LloydsPharmacy is helping people during the coronavirus lockdown with a series of wellness videos.

 

07 May 2020

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GPhC should explain rise in premises fees, says PDA

The PDA has urged the GPhC to explain the rationale behind its increased registration fee of £365 for pharmacy premises.

06 May 2020

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Pharmacy UTI company starts marketing to patients at home

Healthy.io has begun marketing its UTI test and treat service directly to patients in their homes during the Covid-19 lockdown.

05 May 2020

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Welsh Government rolls out medicines delivery app

App rolled out to pharmacies in Wales to help them identify shielding patients and use volunteers to deliver medicines. 

05 May 2020

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Pharmacies receive £250 per hour to open on Friday bank holiday

NHSE&I announce the terms for opening on the May 8 bank holiday is the same as Good Friday and Easter Monday.

04 May 2020

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EDF to deliver medicines to LloydsPharmacy patients

LloydsPharmacy strikes an agreement with EDF that will see volunteer engineers deliver medicines to patients in England.

04 May 2020

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NHS Covid-19 app to be tested in Isle of Wight

App offers automated rapid symptom reporting, ordering of swab tests, and sending alerts to other app users.

04 May 2020

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Paracetamol and hand sanitiser top price complaints

The CMA’s Covid-19 Taskforce received almost 21,000 complaints between 10 March and 19 April.

01 May 2020

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Boots offers safe spaces for victims of domestic abuse

GPhC and RPS give support to initiative and encourage other pharmacies to offer a safe space.

01 May 2020

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Pharmacy technician awarded £7k after new manager banned breaks

A pharmacy technician with scoliosis who was prevented from taking breaks during her shift has been awarded almost £7,000.

29 Apr 2020

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Concession prices agreed for sertraline

Sertraline has been added to the list of price concessions for April in PSNC’s fourth update for the month.

27 Apr 2020

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Pharmacies to open for three hours on early May bank holiday

Pharmacies will be expected to open for three hours on the May 8 bank holiday, NHS England has confirmed.

27 Apr 2020

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